INSURGENT

      I'm so thrilled that there is finally a set of books that I can read with my classes. This book was especially great due to the up coming movie. As a class we read DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth and they were so into it. As long as they are willing to read, I will go to any extent to get the books. I ended saving money from each check to purchase enough copies for my entire class. Our youth today needs to have literature they can associate themselves with. Literature circles is what makes my classes thrive. This is a grade appropriate book that allows my students to do a full character analysis and they have also completed the author's notes that came along with my Ebook that is one my phone. 
      I have spent my evenings reading ahead of my students and preparing discussion questions. I'm thankful for our snow days, so I had time to fully finish the book. As a reward for reading the book I will be taking my classes out to watch the movie. I will only be taking one class because the rest of them decided that they didn't want to read such a large book. It is intimidating to hand them a book that looks as if it will devour all their free time, but one class decided they wanted to finish the story. Hopefully they will have time to finish the trilogy.
     Tris is their favorite character and many of my female students can totally see things from her perspective.  The vocabulary is immaculate and so enriching. Word studies occur though out this book. I don't know how we will find enough money to purchase the last book. I'm sad to say that we may not get to finish, but I WILL FIND A WAY!   
     If anyone has an idea please feel free to shout out!!!

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